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Jamarcus Russell Fined For Missing Meetings & Being Overweight

Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell has been fined by the team for being overweight and being late for team meetings, according to Boomer Esiason, of CBS Sports. 'I donít want to beat a dead horse here, but itís come to my attention that he has been fined heavily already for being overweight and for being late to meetings. And, heís already missed one meeting. Iím telling you right now, the other 52 guys on that roster are looking at (head coach) Tom Cable. Theyíre looking at Al Davis, and theyíre saying we deserve better than this. Thatís why every time he goes on the field, whatís the quarterbackís job Ė to be the leader of the other men on the field with them; to inspire them to greater heights. Right now, he is holding them back,' Esiason said. When asked whether Russell had indeed been fined and missed meetings, Cable said, 'Iím not going to talk about our internal stuff that way.'

how can you find someone for being overweight i understand the meetings but you cant fine someone for being overweight.

A lot of guys have it in their contracts that they have to maintain a certain weight. It makes sense, you don't want to pay a QB millions of dollars and have him turn up on gameday to heavy to move around...

Haha this guy is a joke for a #1 pick. How can you be overweight in the NFL and not go to the damn meetings? I mean you get paid millions of dollars to play and you can't? They cut Jeff Garcia and everything for this guy.

No....Im shocked .....Jamarcus Russell overweight????? I thought he was just big boned....I dont think a man should be fined for missing a team meeting if he has a good reason. Having breakfast at Shoney's all you can eat breakfast buffet is a good reason.